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Fake vet officer vaccinates dogs with tea, charges $3 per dog
10 Mar 2015 at 16:22hrs | Views
A bogus veterinary officer who went about vaccinating farmers' dogs with black tea before charging them $3 for the "service" has been sentenced to an 18-month jail term for fraud.
According to NewsDay Luckmore Mukombore would only spend one year behind bars as the other 6 month has been suspended condition of good behaviour.
Evidence before magistrate Josephine Sande revealed that on February 21 this year Mukombore impersonated a veterinary around farms in the Eagle Tanning area where he introduced himself as a veterinary from Marondera and that he was on a compulsory dog vaccination programme.
Using black cold tea, Mukombore started vaccinating dogs charging $3 for each dog.
However, his luck ran out when two farmers exposed him leading to his arrest.
According to NewsDay Luckmore Mukombore would only spend one year behind bars as the other 6 month has been suspended condition of good behaviour.
Evidence before magistrate Josephine Sande revealed that on February 21 this year Mukombore impersonated a veterinary around farms in the Eagle Tanning area where he introduced himself as a veterinary from Marondera and that he was on a compulsory dog vaccination programme.
Using black cold tea, Mukombore started vaccinating dogs charging $3 for each dog.
However, his luck ran out when two farmers exposed him leading to his arrest.
Source - newsday
